Touch ID Learns/Gets better?

I kept reading the threads about touch id not working well or degrading over time and I'd think to myself how they don't know what they are doing. Well now mine has started working 3 out of 4 times, which is a huge failure rate.

I am using it the same way I was in the beginning so I don't know whats wrong. Yesterday I was trying to use it while my phone was charging and it wouldn't register at all. Didn't even give me a try again. Just acted like my finger wasn't even there. Restarted and it worked 2 times then didn't recognize it again.

This is a bit worrisome.

 

I noticed mine seems to work better, but I figured it was because I was more familiar with the device.

 

From my experience, it actually gets dumber over time.

 

Failure rate increasing over time.

 

Not seeing that. I try to make it fail by using the tips of sides of my fingers and it works 99% of the time, and always has.

 

Long as my finger is dry, it always works for me

 

Like many others, mine seems to be getting worse over time. The thumb I use most often works about 3 of 4 times, but my less used thumb is worse than 50%. Both were nearly perfect for the first couple of days after I trained the fingerprints.

 

I don't keep a tally of how many times it fails but it seems to improve the more I use the feature.

 

Mine has definitely improved over time, and if it fails with a finger at an unusual angle, and I follow it up with a clean print, it definitely starts to read that odd angle better.

 

I set up a few slots for the same finger. Using a different part of the finger each time. Seems better for now. But apple may need to add more then five fingers

 

Agreed. Train it well with the sides and tips of your fingers. Mine is very reliable.

I found that after I placed it in my dock, my angle of approach was different than what I had trained it for. Just retrained it and all is good.

I don't think the finger print scanner learns over time...more likely you're doing the learning.

 

Im one of the guys that say Apple claim of the scanner learning over time is BS. No it hasnt degraded over time for me, but im sure ppl can think that when they have a case on there phone. A case can make u put your finger at odd angles. The scanner likes the whole finger or thumb and not just the tips. I get 100% scan rate if i use my whole finger, but the failure rate is high if i use my tips. Take your cases off and i bet your sucess rate will be 100%.